Time: During Central Library opening hours. From 1st – 20th February
See http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/centrallibrary.bcc
Venue: Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ
Directions: Birmingham City Centre
Contact name: Inge Thornton
Contact details: c/o Aston Library, Albert Road, Birmingham B6 5NQ
Website address: N/A
Email: inge.thornton@birmingham.gov.uk
Telephone: 0121 464 1184
Open invite: Open event
Any other information: The display is at the top of the escalator, on the first floor of Central Library. Anyone who has any specific requirements concerning accessibility to this event is advised to contact Central Library Security Office, at 0121 303 4304 for information and assistance.
Pleasures, Sorrows and Ironies: cartooning the personal and the political, London
A roundtable discussion with leading American strip cartoonist Alison Bechdel; creator of DYKES TO WATCH OUT FOR. Also features Kate Charlesworth, Jacky Fleming, Suzy Varty and Kate Evans. With Carol Bennett of Knockabout comica in the chair.
Jointly organised by The Cartoon Museum and The Centre for Law, Gender and Sexuality at The University of Kent.
Time: 6.30-8 pm
Venue: The University of Westminster, Fyvie Hall, 309 Regent Street, London W1
Directions: Oxford Circus tube
Contact name: Emily Grabham
Contact details: Kent Law School, Eliot College, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NS
Website address: www.kent.ac.uk/clgs/
Email:
Telephone: 01227 827136 Fax 01227 827831
Open invite: open
Any other information: Anyone who has any specific requirements concerning accessibility to this event is advised to contact Emily Grabham, at the above address for information and assistance.
LGBT History Month, Living Memories - Revealed, London
A moderated discussion comparing the experiences and perspectives of different generations in our diverse community. What was it like to grapple with same sex love and desire in the 50’s? How was it to be out and proud in the 70s? How differently do the generations view Pride or HIV/AIDS or civil partnership or Section 28? What are the hidden stories of cultural diversity? These are just some of the questions under discussion.
Join us for a thought-provoking journey exp loring 50 years of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans life as seen through the eyes and personal recollections of community activists and figures drawn from throughout the last half century!
Time: 6.30 PM start
Venue: COMMITTEE ROOM 1, Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, London N1 2UD
Contact name: Christian Legerheim, Corporate Equality Officer
Contact details: 020 7527 3142
Website address: islington.gov.uk
Email: christian.legerheim@islington.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7527 3142
Open invite: is this event open to the public or a closed event? Open to public
Any other information: Welcome drink provided. Discussion followed by Opening Night Party
From 9pm, The Green, 74 Upper Street, London N1 0NY.
With Clare Summerskill at 9.30pm
Award-winning stand up comedy
Disability access information for this event can be downloaded here
Vauxhall Cross LGBT Reassurance Road Show, London
Officers and representatives from Lambeth Council, Lambeth Police, British transport Police, Transport for London, Victim Support will be providing information on Lambeth’s support services to LGBT people at this major transport hub
Time: 4pm – 7pm
Venue: Vauxhall Cross Bus Station, Albert Embankment, SE11
Directions: At Vauxhall Bus Station – at top of steps from Tube Station
Contact name: PC Graham Alldus
Contact details: 020 8649 2099 or graham.alldus@met.police.uk
Email: graham.alldus@met.police.uk
Telephone: 020 8649 2099
Open invite: Open to public
Any other information: This road show will be repeated at major transport hubs across the borough on successive Wednesday evenings with the aim of targeting commuters returning to the borough. For dsiability access information click here
LGBT History Display, Milton Keynes
Highlighting the contribution to education from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
Time: Library opening hours (see website for details). Runs all month
Venue: Open University Library
Directions: (see website for map and directions)
Contact name: Sam Dick (OU Library), Tony O’Shea (Equal Opportunities Office)
Contact details: Email a.f.oshea@open.ac.uk Tel. 01908 858073
Website address: http://library.open.ac.uk/services/local_community.html
Email: a.f.oshea@open.ac.uk
Telephone: 01908 858073
Open invite: Open
Any other information: The display will be located on the ground floor opposite the reception desk.
Accessibility: The library is fully accessible, has disabled toilets and a café – see website for further details. In addition to this display, the Open University has created a new virtual network for LGBT staff and has invited Stonewall to attend a meeting to discuss joining their Diversity Champions Programme.
Short Films, Stockport
An eclectic mix of gay short films from as far afield as New Zealand, India and Singapore.
Time 7.00 pm
Venue Stockport Art Gallery, Wellington Road South, Stockport, Cheshire
Directions By rail : Stockport mainline rail Station. By bus Stockport Wellington Road South and by car ~A6 Manchester to Stockport. The Art Gallery is located on the main A6.
Contact name Jane Bailey, Age concern Stockport
Contact details Jane Bailey, 0161 480 1211
Email baileyj@ageconcernstockport.org.uk
Telephone 0161 480 1211
Open invite It is open to the public
Any other information Free admission. If anyone has any specific needs or requirements that may not be met, they are advised to contact the events organiser, Jane Bailey, at 0161 480 1211 , baileyj@ageconcernstockport.org.uk, in advance of the event.
“From Sappho to present day", Stockport
Display of Gay Timeline. Runs throughout whole month.
Venue Stockport Art Gallery, Wellington Road South, Stockport, Cheshire
Directions By rail : Stockport mainline rail Station. By bus Stockport Wellington Road South and by car A6 Manchester to Stockport. The Art Gallery is located on the main A6.
Contact name Jane Bailey, Age concern Stockport
Contact details Jane Bailey, 0161 480 1211
Email baileyj@ageconcernstockport.org.uk
Telephone 0161 480 1211
Open invite It is open to the public
Any other information Free admission. The base is a youth project in Stockport for young men and women up to the age of 25 years, who identify as lesbian, gay bisexual or those exploring their sexuality. If anyone has any specific needs or requirements that may not be met, they are advised to contact the events organiser, Jane Bailey at 0161 480 1211 baileyj@ageconcernstockport.org.uk in advance of the event.
Story board from Stockport College Media students, Stockport
A free standing exhibition. Runs throughout month.
Venue Stockport Cental Library, Wellington Road South, Stockport, Cheshire
Directions By rail : Stockport mainline rail Station. By bus Stockport Wellington Road South and by car A6 Manchester to Stockport. The Art Gallery is located on the main A6.
Contact name Jane Bailey, Age concern Stockport
Contact details Jane Bailey, 0161 480 1211
Email baileyj@ageconcernstockport.org.uk
Telephone 0161 480 1211
Open invite It is open to the public
Any other information Free admission. Free admission. Disabled access and facilities.
Civil Partnership, Stockport
Display and information. Runs throughout February
Venue Stockport town Hall. Wellington Road South
Directions Wellington Road south is accessible by car, rail and bus. It is located on the main A6 from Manchester to Stockport. Stockport has a main rail station, bus station and taxi rank. 5 mins walk from rail or bus station
Contact name Jane Bailey,
Contact details 01161 480 1211
Email baileyj@ageconcernstockport.org.uk
Telephone 0161 480 1211
Open invite Open to the public
Any other information Disabled access
MEN Speak Men’s Group, London
Monthly men’s group open to blokes of all stripes and flavours. Funny, sharp, moving, deep and fun. And more…facilitated by co-authors of the new book for all men, ‘MEN Speak the Unspeakable’. Not group psychotherapy or anything dodgy.
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm until 9pm
Venue: The Spitz Bar and Gallery in Spitalfields Market, 109 Commercial Road London E1
Directions: Nearest Tubes are Liverpool Street and Aldgate East) Lots of buses on Bishopsgate and Commercial street. Meet in the gallery space next to the bar.
Contact name: Edward Seeker
Contact details: via email preferred
Website address: www.menspeak.co.uk
Email: men_speak@yahoo.co.uk
Open invite: Open group but not ‘audience’ public
Any other information: There is a small charge to cover food and facilitation; £5 or £7. For disability access information click here
SexEd, Edinburgh
With Section 28 gone and attitudes towards homosexuality changing, why is it that LGBT students still get no relevant sex education? Do you think that this is wrong? Are you worried about the increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections in the UK? Do you think the government needs to be doing more to tackle HIV/AIDS? Do you want to know more, and get a chance to have your say? Then come along and hear our guest speaker from the LGBT Health and Wellbeing Centre.
Time: 1pm
Venue: Teviot, Dining Room, Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Contact name: Tom French
Contact details: tomfrench@hotmail.co.uk
Website address: www.blogs.org.uk
Email: tomfrench@hotmail.co.uk
Open invite: Open to all
Any other information: FREE. Anyone who has any specific requirements concerning accessibility to this event is advised to contact Tom French, at tomfrench@hotmail.co.uk for information and assistance.
One in Three…, Edinburgh
Recent studies have suggested that one in three LGBT people face mental health issues and as many as one in five have attempted suicide. This figure is five times the national average, and worryingly not enough is being done to combat this.
Want to find out more about the mental health issues that face the LGBT community? Want to know more about the reasons for this? Or maybe you want to add something to the discussion? If so then why not come along and put your questions to our guest speaker from the LGBT Health and Wellbeing Centre.
Time: 3pm
Venue: Teviot, Dining Room, Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Contact name: Tom French
Contact details: tomfrench@hotmail.co.uk
Website address: www.blogs.org.uk
Email: tomfrench@hotmail.co.uk
Open invite: Open to all
Any other information: FREE. Anyone who has any specific requirements concerning accessibility to this event is advised to contact Tom French, at tomfrench@hotmail.co.uk for information and assistance.
Forward, Not Back? Edinburgh
The Labour Party slogan for the 2005 General Election was 'Forward, Not Back.' But what has Blair done for LGBT rights? Has this government led the way in dramatic and positive change? Or has it been pushed every step of the way, selling LGBT people short? This is your chance to have your say, to defend or attack this government's record on LGBT rights, and to hear the political parties on campus state their case. Who will you side with?
Time: 8pm
Venue: Teviot, Dining Room, Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Contact name: Tom French
Contact details: tomfrench@hotmail.co.uk
Website address: www.blogs.org.uk
Email: tomfrench@hotmail.co.uk
Open invite: Open to all
Any other information: FREE. Anyone who has any specific requirements concerning accessibility to this event is advised to contact Tom French, at tomfrench@hotmail.co.uk for information and assistance.
Opening Night Party LGBT History Month, London
An evening of socialising and networking with award winning stand-up comic Clare Summerskill entertaining
Time: 9.30 pm
Venue: The Green, 74, Upper Street, London N1 ony Directions: Angel Tube
Contact name: Christian Legerheim
Telephone: 020 75273142
Open invite: Open
Any other information: Anyone who has any specific requirements concerning accessibility to this event is advised to contact Christian Legerheim at 020 7527 3142 for information and assistance.
Opening Event LGBT History Month, London
Moderated panel discussion around LGBT history. Thematic discussions with contributors from the 70’s 80’s and 90’s. Followed by Q and A session.
Panel members: Mary McIntosh, Michael Brown, Chris Giddens, Tris Reid-Smith, Ingo Andersen, Ajamu.
Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: Islington Town Hall, Committee Room 1
Contact name: Christian Legerheim
Telephone: 020 7527 3142
Open invite: Open
Any other information: Anyone who has any specific requirements concerning accessibility to this event is advised to contact Christian Legerheim, at 020 7527 3142 for information and assistance.
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